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Topic: General Gigapanning / PRINTING giant digital photographs, panoramas

Should anyone need professional gallery quality giga panorama print for a good price, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I have done prints for galleries, murals, etc. in USA and EU. Can take projects from any stage – from raw file stitching to ready-for-output panoramas. Printing can be done on media rolls up to 10ft wide. No project too big or too small: 10in x 40in, or 10ft x 40ft – can do it all.

Topic: General Gigapanning / Image size when shooting

hey david, i am doing all my pictures in raw first, then go into nikon nx (if i would have lightroom i would use this) make the corrections (if there are any ;-) ) and export the pics as tiff and stitch the gigapan ….works better than jpg and gets sharper images markus

Topic: Web Site and Forum / Website Fixes

Rofl. Ron, I’m working on the list, will be posting it soon.

Topic: General Gigapanning / delete snapshot

There is a little ‘comment’ box under each snapshot which opens up when you put the mouse pointer over it.

‘Delete’ is one of the options in that box.

Topic: Web Site and Forum / Website Fixes

Keep dreamin’ big guy! We’ve got better things to do than edit your metadata.

Topic: Gigapan Mechanism / Voltage

No information regarding this issue?
I´ve found a thread in the older forum but as I own the latest Epic100 I don´t know if the info refers to it also because the post is about the older one.
Here´s the link:
http://forum.gigapan.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=69…

Thanks and regards,
Martin

Topic: Web Site and Forum / Website Fixes

Great to see the new fixes to the website today – I’m particularly pleased to see that Most Popular Galleries now does what it should. :-)

Please update us with a full list of fixes, Angelko. I don’t think you ever got around to it after the last round of updates. :-(

[Update: Okay, my favorite update is officially the addition of “Geology” to the categories list. :-) Of course, it also means I’m going to end up spending many hours editing the categories of my 900+ GigaPans and 80+ Galleries. :-( Hmmm, maybe I can put Berti and Edi on that task…]

Topic: General Gigapanning / Finally found a good battery carrier

Ever since I’ve been gigapanning, I’ve been in search of the “perfect” AA battery carrier. I always carry 3 or 4 loaded battery trays, but on longer shoots I’ll carry several additional sets of eneloops.

I just got a couple of these from Amazon, and they meet all of my requirements: multiples of 6 batteries, durable, usable one-handed, ability to distinguish spent cells from fresh, protect both ends of the batteries, batteries can’t fall out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004YG7JXW/ref…

Topic: General Gigapanning / Printing?

euGenius digital imaging & photography in Chicago does panorama printing on paper and canvas for over 13 years. Any size you can imagine! Owned by an artist-photographer. Perfect quality! Every project priced individually. eugenius@eugenius.net

Topic: Embedding / How to use GigaTag?

Try this page and let me know if this works for you:
http://www.gigapan.com/gigatag/learn

Topic: Web Site and Forum / 'Galleries' in 'Groups' do not allow adding Gigapans

John, as a group gallery owner, you should be able to add your public gigapans. Would you check if the gigapans at question are public or private?

Topic: Stitch / Software Won't Open

Has anyone had trouble getting Stitch or Uploader to open at all? I have them both installed on a Win 7 64bit machine at work, and neither will open. Double clicking results in a short “thinking” graphic on the mouse icon, then nothing. I’ve tried:

-turning off antivirus
-running as administrator
-reinstalling

And the curious thing is we have an identical machine here which has no issues. I wonder if there is some vital Windows component that I may have deleted. Any suggestions?

Topic: Stitch / Sticher 2.0 and EFX

I am not sure if this discount information has been sent out yet, if it has I will contact support to make sure they have my correct e-mail. I have used the EFX in trial mode and it’s great to be able to move some pictures around and do colour adjustments.

Topic: Stitch / RMS Error !

Xavier,

While I can’t help you directly with this, I wonder if you’d be interested in sharing the full specifications of the machine you’re stitching this on. I see you have 64GB of memory and with that I’m assuming you’ve probably put this together or had it built to your specifications. I’m working on building a unit now myself and struggling with the components trying the balance cost and performance. Some additional details may also help the gigapan guys troubleshoot this. Most likely you’ll get a response once they are in tomorrow.

Bob

Topic: Stitch / RMS Error !

Hi,

With my previous PC (Windows Vista 32bit, 2GB RAM and Stitch 1.0) I managed to assemble panoramic. It’s perfect.

I have a new PC (Windows 7 64-bit, 64GB RAM, and Stitch 1.0 et 2.0), Stitching will stop being calculated :
Reading the log.txt, this is written at the end:

2012-05-05 15:54:41 {16} [ console ] : * Greedy feature-based alignment results:
2012-05-05 15:54:41 {16} [ console ] : Overall rms error= 10.5554
2012-05-05 15:54:41 {0} [ console ] : [Time 20120505-155441, RAM usage 275.628 MB, peak 287.22 MB, Progress 11%]
2012-05-05 15:54:41 {16} [ console ] : Global error is 1061.91 pixels RMS
2012-05-05 15:54:41 {16} [ console ] :

• Finding GigaPan model
  2012-05-05 15:54:41 {16} [ console ] : Iteration 1, error = 16.7707
  2012-05-05 15:54:44 {16} [ console ] : Iteration 101, error = 3.50192
  2012-05-05 15:54:47 {16} [ console ] : Iteration 201, error = 3.0712
  2012-05-05 15:54:48 {16} [ console ] : Iteration 1, error = 3.07074
  2012-05-05 15:54:50 {16} [ console ] : Iteration 1, error = 3.07074
  2012-05-05 15:54:52 {16} [ console ] : Gigapan model found: GigapanModel:
  pan_increment: 2.94077 degrees
  tilt_increment: 1.55972 degrees
  equator_row: -8.64143
  camera_roll: -0.000280552

2012-05-05 15:54:52 {16} [ console ] : Global error is 111.724 pixels RMS
2012-05-05 15:54:52 {16} [ console ] : * Finding extrinsic models from GigaPan model: start
2012-05-05 15:54:52 {0} [ console ] : [Time 20120505-155452, RAM usage 275.628 MB, peak 287.22 MB, Progress 11%]
2012-05-05 15:54:52 {0} [ console ] : [Time 20120505-155452, RAM usage 275.628 MB, peak 287.22 MB, Progress 11%]
2012-05-05 16:01:36 {0} [ console ] : ReportWizard::files_for_upload: redirecting log to: E:\01.data\log20120505-160136.txt
2012-05-05 16:01:36 {0} [ console ] : Redirecting log to: E:\01.data\log20120505-160136.txt

Whether it’s with Stitch 2.0 and Stitch 1.0, the result is the same, and therefore I can not seem to pan assembly.

Please HELP !

Topic: General Gigapanning / delete snapshot

how have you done ?
can you help me ? I don’t find by myself !!

Topic: Embedding / How to use GigaTag?

Hi guys, I’ve been trying to embed my GigaPan with the option to let the users tag themselves but I just can’t find it. In the GitaTag section there’s no clue on how to do it nor link to the place where the embed (w/FB tags) should be generated.

Could someone help me out here? Thanks a lot!

Topic: Gigapan Mechanism / Voltage

Hi!
Before I make my question, let me clarify that I know that any modification done to the unit will void the warranty.
Now, despite that in case I use an AC/DC power supply adapter what should the voltage and amperes be. I´ve already searched the forum, but I´m a little confused. Following a logical thought (at least from my point of view) using 6 AA batteries you should be able to use a 9 volt adapter, but the rechargeables deliver only 7.2 volt. So would the range be between 7.2 and 9 volts? Sounds a lot. Right? What about the amperage (mah.)
Thanks,
Martin

Topic: General Gigapanning / new camera or not, from 6mp to 24mp

I am currently using a Nikon D70 with an epic100 (I got it to work, I moved shutter release a little higher). Question, would getting a new 24 megapixel Nikon D3200 give me better pictures when zooming in then the D70,6 megapixel that I have? I would be using the same lens for each to rule that out. The pictures from the 24mp camera are twice the size as the 6mp camera, so would I be able to zoom in more and closer to objects when viewing them here?

Topic: General Gigapanning / Zoom Options

I’m now using a Canon T2i on an Epic100 with a Canon 70 to 300mm zoom as my primary GigaPanning setup.

To appreciate the quality of the T2i at full zoom compare these two GigaPans I shot of the Robbers Roost Pluton in the Southern Sierra Nevada Batholith:

1) Canon SX10IS at full zoom (less than optimal light): http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/51713
2) Canon T2i with Canon EF 70-300 zoom lens at full 300mm zoom: http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/103988

Even at less than the full 300mm zoom, here’s what the T2i is capable of: http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/104068

I think you’ll be very pleased – I know I am. :-)

Topic: General Gigapanning / 7D issues

Thanks for the very fast help i am now waiting for a new cable. Just out of curiosity has anyone had this problem with their Epic Pros? ( cables not working/ locking up camera )

Today i took it into my local pro shop, Leos Camera and we tried it out with all the canon cameras they had on display and anything with the N3 connector won’t shoot. Fingers crossed my new cable thats on its way will fix this issue.

Topic: General Gigapanning / Zoom Options

Thanks for your response Dave, that makes a lot sense. I will definitely go out and do some experiments with your suggestions and see what I can achieve. Right now the longest lens I have is a 135mm but hopefully I can manage to get something longer before I go on my trip. We will be documenting petroglyphs in Mongolia and want to be able to see both the rock art up close and the landscape in which it is embedded in the same photo.

Thanks for the tip about the T3i settings as well, I was able to quickly locate it in the menu settings.

I read the link about DOP, but I’m an amateur photographer so I’ll have to read up more before I fully understand it I think (I’m working on an expedition as an intern so I’ve been thrown into all of this headlong!). Basically, you have two areas of the photo which will be in focus based on your lens zoom, focal settings, and aperture – your subject area and your hyperfocal area – is that right?

Thanks again!

Topic: General Gigapanning / Zoom Options

Your choice of lens will be the best indicator of how good your results will be. I use a Canon 75 to 300mm zoom at its maximum zoom with a T2i. Same sensor that you have and have very good results, limited mostly by air quality and thermal shimmer at distance. Check out my 360 made using that combination: http://gigapan.com/gigapans/69389. This pano was taken with a modified GigaPan Epic and the setup above. 1859 17.9 Mpx photos were captured on a single set of AA batteries, Canon T2i battery and a 16GB SDHC flash card over a period of 1 hour and 40 minutes. This resulted in my largest GigaPan to date, 12.59 giga-pixels. The Epic Pro battery should also last for this same shot. There is a snapshot of a USAir plane departing Sky Harbor Airport at roughly 10 miles distance. You can see the thermal effects there. Wild Horse Pass Hotel is 2.75 miles away in another snapshot. Haze restricts the ability to see details in that shot.

Bottom line. Use your longest lens, stopped down to f/8 or f/11, manual focus. Nearby objects can be a challenge to deal with in picking the right focus. I chose to focus on the rooftops in the above pan and that resulted in nearby shrubs on the hilltop being out of focus but that was OK. Learn about hyper-focal distance for your lens and using that to choose the optimum focus and aperture. http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

Also, you should disable the Auto Lighting Optimizer function of the T3i (p 109 of the manual). This is enabled by default and you will have an undesirable contrast compensation that is quite noticeable where bright sky transitions to the horizon objects.

Dave

Topic: General Gigapanning / Zoom Options

Hi, I am using a Canon T3i on an Epic Pro and will be using the Stitch software.

I’m wondering what I’m capable of achieving with respect to zooming in on a landscape. I’d like to have a really wide panorama of a landscape stitched to a panorama of the same landscape, only manually zoomed into by my camera i.e. I don’t want a purely digital zoom. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance!

TM

Topic: Web Site and Forum / 'Galleries' in 'Groups' do not allow adding Gigapans

I am able to create and populate my own galleries. I can add images to my own galleries by selecting that option below any of my panoramas.

Group galleries do not appear to have ever been created, and so panoramas can not be entered into group galleries. Since I am administrator of a few group galleries I would like to have access to tools where I can administrate. The path is not clear to me.

Do “Group Galleries” appear by name when anyone else tries to add an image to a group gallery?